What Makes Spring Street
International School So Special?

SSIS provides a supportive learning environment where students are never bored, bullied or unchallenged; a place where being unique is valued. SSIS offers a strong academic curriculum and experiential education that teaches critical thinking, a lifelong love for learning and important life lessons for the 21st century.
Spring Street students have been accepted to some of the finest colleges and universities in North America, often with substantial scholarships.
Spring Street courses have won prestigious recognition from the College Board. Our AP Human Geography and Psychology courses have been recognized as “best in the world” for schools with fewer than 500 students.

Spring Street International School (SSIS) is responsive to our students’ needs:

In the classroom by:
- Responding to each student’s learning style
- Being versatile in our teaching methods to produce best results
- Designing curriculum to address varied levels of skill and challenge
Within their family life by:
- Forging a team relationship where students, parents and teachers work to enable the students to reach his/her highest potential
- Being responsive to families’ needs, beliefs and values
Outside the classroom by:
- Incorporating experiential education into the curriculum to provide extraordinary context for students’ academic work
- Creating a range of challenging experiences where the learner is a participant rather than a spectator in learning

College placement
- We match students with the schools that offer them the greatest opportunity for success and happiness and place them in some of the finest colleges in the country
- 95% of SSIS graduates are accepted by the college of their first choice
- The cost for students to receive college placement counseling is included in Spring Street’s tuition
Academics/mentoring/small classes
- 9-to-1 ratio of students to teachers
- Faculty builds mentoring relationships that promote a lifelong love of learning and a comfort level with inquiry.
Experiential education
- Stimulating higher order thought and character development that deepens their sense of values
- Testing student limits in diverse settings in order for them to discover their capabilities
Family atmosphere on campus
- Creating an environment that fosters creativity and individuality
- Providing an informal, family-oriented setting and atmosphere conducive to learning